Dear Wall Street Rats,

Sincerely, Banksy
aka the One-Man Revolution

Spotted in Soho this week. I'm starting to think Banksy is more influential than every art gallery in NYC collectively.

The Break Room: David Byrne

Back at it with our new weekly section spotlighting Brooklyn musicians outside of the hip-hop scene.

This week David Byrne, lead singer for the Talking Heads and original New Yorker, takes the award. Mostly because he is Kanye part II...he is versatile in the art, fashion, and design scene as much as he is a part of music.

Aside from recently releasing an album with Brian Eno (first track below), Byrne just designed and installed nine unique bike racks throughout Brooklyn and Manhattan as part of the City Racks Design Competition. You can view the whole set of designs at davidbyrne.com.

Also worth a visit is City Racks, where you can see the other finalists. One design will be released throughout NYC as THE bike rack design, period.

DAVID BYRNE - STRANGE OVERTONES

The Knitting Factory Moves

...to the the hood you love to hate. You guessed it: Billy Burg. Where apparently the rent is cheaper and the space is smaller. Which is as ironic as the moustaches, mullets, and bad art projects their new hippp-hop audience is going to be sporting.

I have to say that your space was so small and hot before that I can't imagine it getting any smaller or hotter (or cheaper, last time I checked rents in the Burg). But good for you. I'll be there.

Upcoming events at the Knitting Factory that are definitely worth it:

• David Banner - July 17
• 2008 DMC DJ Battle - July 23
• J-Live - July 25
• DJ Q-Bert - August 12
• Scribble Jam Preliminary MC Battle - August 26